Alan Mays' photos with the keyword: statues

Sign: "Paul Bunyan, 1937." Caption (the white lettering at the bottom is almost unreadable): "Paul Bunyan and Babe, His Blue Ox. HAK, Bemidji, Minn." A real photo postcard of a man standing between the statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox , which were originally constructed for a winter carnival in Bemidji, Minnesota, in 1937. Compare this image with a snapshot of similar statues in Ossineke, Michigan:

"Long may peace attend thee!" A Victorian-era hidden-name calling card with shaking hands, a sailing ship, and the Statue of Liberty, all surrounded by a border of roses and forget-me-nots. The colorful illustration consists of a separate die-cut that lifts up on the right-hand side to reveal the name of "Edward M. Mercer" printed underneath.

A real photo postcard addressed on the back to Miss Rose Gill, Oak Street, Tyrone, Pennsylvania, and postmarked August 16, 1947. Message: "Dear Rose, This was taken near Albuquerque, N.M., on Aug. 15, 1947. Kids weren't washed or combed yet, and the rabbits aren't really that big. Love, Mrs. Preacher." For another example of small kids posing with a big bunny, see Giant Jack Rabbit, Ogallala, Nebr.

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An Egypt photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park. A woman and a man pose on camels for a souvenir photo in front of the Sphinx and Great Pyramid at the Giza Necropolis near Cairo, Egypt. Mouse over the image above for a close-up view of the tourists and the Sphinx behind them. For a similar souvenir photo that may also be from Egypt, see Tourists on Camels . For one with a bicycle instead of camels, see Bicyclist Near the Sphinx and Great Pyramid, Giza Necropolis, Cairo, Egypt .

A snapshot photo of the giant statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox located in Ossineke , Michigan. For additional information and more recent photos, see the Paul Bunyans: Michigan page on RoadsideArchitecture com .

A souvenir real photo postcard.

Snapshot of an oversized covered wagon (or prairie schooner) and concrete oxen located along the Lincoln Highway in Kearney, Nebraska. For more recent images, see the Giant Vehicles page (scroll down to the "Covered Wagon, Kearney, NE" section) on RoadsideArchitecture.com and a Google Maps Street View of the location.

"To one I love." See also Brooklyn Bridge Valentine .

A bicyclist, who appears to be wearing some kind of uniform, poses in front of the Sphinx with the Great Pyramid in the background. There was no date or any other identifying information on the back of the photo, unfortunately.

This woman posed with Amish husband-and-wife figures at Dutch Wonderland , an amusement park located in the "Amish Country" tourist area in eastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. For additional vintage photos of this amusement park, see the View-Master World blog, which features a Dutch Wonderland (A634) set of View-Master images (scroll down to "Scene 09, Dutch Farm House" to see this same Amish couple from a different angle). See also Visit Dutch Wonderland, Lancaster, Pa.

The sheet music for "Wake Up, America!" appeared in 1916, the year before the United States entered World War I. The cover shows Uncle Sam kneeling next to the Brooklyn Bridge with the Statue of Liberty in the background. He's preparing for war by placing a battleship in New York Harbor. The song urged Americans to "get ready to answer duty's call" in case "we are called to war." A 1916 recording of "Wake Up, America!" is available on the Library of Congress's National Jukebox site. -------- "Wake Up, America!" This is the song that inspired all America. Lyric by George Graff, Jr. Music by Jack Glogau. Leo Feist, Inc., New York. Chorus: Wake up, America, if we are called to war, Are we prepared to give our lives For our sweethearts and our wives? Are our mothers and our homes worth fighting for? Let us pray, God, for peace, but peace with honor, But let's get ready to answer duty's call, So when Old Glory stands unfurled, Let it mean to all the world, America is ready, that's all!

Handwritten on the back of this real photo postcard: "Alfred Orva Landrus, Sr. July 15, 1919. Orvie's father."

Exotic motifs, possibly derived from Japanese or Chinese illustrations, are visible in the design of this Victorian-era calling card.

"Hotel Moderne, Paris. Les Ateliers D'Art, Paris."

Anyone know where this big bunny hopped off to? I couldn't find any trace of him through Google. For another roadside rabbit posing with small children, see The Rabbits Aren't Really That Big .

"Lincoln Speech Memorial, Gettysburg, Pa. Lincoln's Address--Delivered at Gettysburg, Pa., November, 19, 1863." As Wikipedia explains, "The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, one of the best-known in American history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg." Stamped on the back of this oversized linen-finish souvenir card: "Published by Blocher's, Gettysburg, Pa."

Amos the giant Amish statue currently greets Amish Country visitors at the Hershey Farm Restaurant & Inn, in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, but he used to stand guard at Zinn's Diner in Adamstown. Zinn's used to serve--IMHO--the best shoofly pie in Lancaster County before it sadly closed in 2003. Luckily, Amos was donated to the Heritage Center museum (which in 2012 also unfortunately closed) in the city of Lancaster. The Heritage Center arranged for Amos's restoration and loaned it to Hershey Farm, where it will hopefully continue to reside for many years to come.